Combined stove-shelf and heater



(No Model.) I 2 Shets-Sheet 1. W. STANSELL.

COMBINED STOVE SHELF AND HEATER.

No. 371,285. Patented Oct. 11, 1887.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. W. STANSELL.

I COMBINED STOVE SHELE AND HEATER. No. 371,285. PatentedOct. 11, 1887.

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U NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM STANSELL, OF DOVVAGIAO, MICHIGAN.

COMBINED STOVE-SHEL F AND HEATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 371.285, dated October 11, 1887.

Application filed March 19, 1887. Serial No. 231,592. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM STANsELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dowagiac, in the county of Cass and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Stove-Shelf and Heater; and I do declare the following to be a full,clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to certain features of construction in a combined shelf and drum for heating purposes and to support articles over a cook-stove, so as to keep them warm, taking the place of the common open shelf, and has a damper located in such a position that thecurrent of air passing intothe pipe from the stove may at will be turned so as to pass through the drum before escaping through the pipe, whereby the drum acts as a heater; and said drum is also provided with a damper, whereby the current of hot air is prevented from passing into and around one side of the drum,whereby,when said drum is located over a cook-stove, the heat may be passed only through the front of the drum or that portion projecting over the stove.

The device is constructed entirely of sheet metal and may be attached to the ordinary stove-pipes now in use; and my invention consists in the organization of parts, as hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out particularly in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of mydevice attached to the pipe of a cook-stove. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective of the inner pipe, showing the flues or airpassages. Fig. 3 is an enlarged perspective of thejacket which surrounds the parts shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective of the device, having the top cover or plate removed. Fig. 5 is an enlarged section of the' device, showing the top in position, said section being taken on dotted line a: m of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section showing cover in position, and being taken on dotted line 1 1 of Fig. 4, looking toward the right.

1? represents a length of stove-pipe, in which I form air-passages n n, facing each other, and at right angles thereto, .lower in the pipe, I form air-passages O O, facing each other. I attach to the outer face of the pipeP four vertical strips or wings, i z i i, at a like distance from each other, and said wings extend from a horizontal line with the bottom of the airpassages O O upward a slight distance above the horizontal line with the air-passages n n, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

Fig. 3 shows a cylinder or jacket, F, the length of which is the same as the wings a. Said jacket is made sufficiently large to pass freely over the pipe P and its wings i. The outer edges of said wings meet the inner face of said jacket, as shown in Fig. 4. I form in the jacket two air-passages, R R, facing each other, and at right angles thereto I cutout the upper end of thejacket, forming air-passages m m. The extensions F F serve as a central support for the cover or top 0, as shown in Fig. 6. v

When placing the jacket in position around the pipe P, the air-flues R R are to register with the air flues or passages n n of the pipe P, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The lower end of the jacket is provided with an internal annular flange, c,which meets the outer face of the pipe P, thus closing the bottom of the jacket, forming an annular chamber, K, between the pipe and the jacket, said chamber being divided into four parts by means of the wings i. 8 5

In the pipe P, over the ports .0 O, I locate an ordinary damper, Z, having the operating-rod Z, one end being journaled in the hole 2 of the pipe, the other end passing through the opposite side of the pipe and out through the jacket, as shown in Fig. 6. When the damper is closed, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the hot air passes through the ports 0 0, then up through the flues K K, as shown by arrows in Fig. 5.

S is a circular drum, having acircular bottom, 13, surrounding the jacket to which it is attached, and on a horizontal line with the lower edge of the ports R R of said jacket. (See Fig. 6.)

S is the circular side of the drum, which stands vertically and is provided with the circular top or cover, which has a hole through the center to receive the pipe P, passing through it. (See Figs. 5 and 6.)

D is a disk, having a diameter less than that of the drum, and is located in the drum about midway between the top 0 and bottom B, as clearly shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6. Said disk I attach to thejacket F on a horizontal line with the bottom of the openings m m in said.

jacket by bending over and up under the disk D the metal points a, formed in thejacket. As clearly shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 6, a part of the points a are bent over the top of the disk and apart are bent under,whereby it is firmly secured to thejaeket. V

The cover or top 0 may be made detachable, and to clean or remove any ashes that may collect on the bottom of the drum or the upper face of the disk thecover is forced upward on the pipe P,when access is had to the inside of the drum to clean or examine it.

I attach to the upper face of the disk D the brackets 12 I), through which passes the rod 25. Said rod passes through the side of the drum, having the handle it, andf is a damper attached to the inner end of said rod.

WVhen the damperfis turned up, as shown in Fig. 5, the air passing up through the rear flue K is prevented from passing into the drum at the back side, as said damper,when turned up, closes against the top, as shown in Fig. 5, the damper meeting the projecting edges of the extensions F.

When the damperfis turned down as shown in Fig. 4c and the damper Z is turned as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the hot air passes through the ports 0 0 up the rear and front fiues K K, coming directly in contact with the cover or top 0, whereby it is rapidly warmed. The air then passes along over the disk D and down under the same, as shown by arrows in Fig. 5, traveling over the bottom around to the side ports, R R, in the jacket, through the ports n n of the pipe, and upward out of the pipe, as shown by arrows in Fig. 6.

O is a ring attached to the pipe to support the drum.

This makes a rapid heater, utilizing only the ordinary heat passing through the pipeand the top of the drum, and makes an excellent support for dishes, keeping them warm.

Having thus fully set forth my invention, What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In combination with the pipe P, having the damper, the air-ports located above and below said damper, the vertical wings t, the jacket surrounding said pipe and wings, having the ports R R, the drum attached to thejacket and to the pipe P, with the deflector attached to the jacket within the drum, as and for the purposes specified.

2. In combination with the'stovepipe having the two sets of airpassages, the damper located therein, the wings *5, attached to said pipe, thejacket F, having the ports R R and m m located therein,with internal flange, c, at the bottom, the drum having its bottom attached to the jacket, the disk D, attached to said jacket by means of the spurs a, and the damper f, located in said drum, as and for the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM STANSELL. WVi't nesses:

HENRY MICHAEL, L. M. SMITH. 

